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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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